An evening walk, a phenotype report, and a public confession.

On May 13th, 2016, 25-year-old Chantay Blankinship, went for a walk around her North Lake neighborhood as she did all the time. 

But this time Chantay didn’t make it back home.

Two days later, she was found murdered at an abandoned farmhouse. Despite the fact that the killer had left behind DNA, for nearly two years Chantay’s case remained unsolved. 

But 18 months to the day Chantay’s body was found, a man walked into a church and confessed it all. 

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https://www.tdcaa.com/journal/snapshot-of-a-killer/

https://ktxs.com/news/local/property-linked-to-chantay-blankinships-murder-demolished-to-restore-peace-to-community

Austin-American Statesman

DNA Phenotyping Unmasks Golden State Killer -

Chilling 7-word confession cracks Chantay Blankinship case as killer admits to cellar murder in front of entire church | The US Sun

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I'm off for Holy Week! But our friend, Holly, with Crime with Holly is here!

On June 27, 1995, TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished without a trace from the parking lot of her Mason City, Iowa, apartment complex. Signs of a struggle were left behind, but no definitive answers have surfaced in nearly three decades. Who took Jodi, and why? In this episode, we explore the haunting details, the chilling theories, and the enduring mystery that still grips investigators and true crime enthusiasts alike.

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https://abc.com/episode/d25a779f-d7e6-4428-93d4-5b1ed9741aef

https://charleyproject.org/case/jodi-sue-huisentruit

https://www.kttc.com/2025/03/10/family-jodi-huisentruit-releases-statement-regarding-possible-unsealing-search-warrant/

https://www.kttc.com/2025/03/04/jodi-huisentruit-case-judge-hears-arguments-unseal-2017-search-warrant/

https://findjodi.com/sex-offender-once-interviewed-in-jodi-huisentruit-disappearance-has-died/

https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/man-connected-to-jodi-huisentruits-disappearance-dies-in-arizona

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/man-police-cleared-jodi-huisentruit-case-maintains-connection-82494790

https://abcnews.go.com/US/convicted-rapist-speaks-prison-denies-connection-decades-cold/story?id=82473177

https://findjodi.com/a-wonderful-friendship-remembered/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/find-jodi-huisentruit-decades-long-search-for-the-missing-mason-city-iowa-tv-news-anchor/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ywfi3k/in_1995_jodi_huisentruit_disappeared_on_her_way/

https://findjodi.com/police-report-reveals-truck-following-jodi-in-1994-was-white/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/jodi-huisentruit-missing-anchor-evidence-photos/9/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/jodi-huisentruit-search/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Huisentruit

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A trip to the bathroom, speed, and DNA evidence.

Dennis Dechaine takes the stand in his own defense.

This time he has a whole new story as to what he was doing in the woods when Sarah Cherry was abducted and murdered.

Dechaine is ultimately convicted but as he sits in prison, is there new DNA evidence that will lead to his exoneration? 

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Confessions, denials, and a trial. 

After 12-year-old, Sarah Cherry was found murdered, Dennis Dechaine was taken into custody.

The statements he made to police after those cuffs were slapped on were concerning to say the least.

By the time the case made it to trial, the evidence was stacked against Dechaine. But his defense team had a trick card up their sleeve.

Would the jury believe Dennis' new story?

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March 28th, 2025, marks five years since Mary Collins was brutally murdered at the hands of people she trusted.

In those five years, only one of the four, Kelly Lavery, has been convicted. Lavi Pham, James Salerno, and America Diehl are still awaiting trial.

Salerno and Diehl are currently free on bond.

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An auto repair receipt, a red Toyota, and a dog named Major. 

On July 6th of 1988, 12-year-old Sarah Cherry had landed her first babysitting job for a family in Bowdoin, Maine. 

Sarah was excited as she headed over to the Henkel home to watch their 10-month-old daughter. 

But when Mrs. Henkel returned home from work that day, she found her baby sound asleep in her crib but no sign of her babysitter.

She searched for Sarah but found no trace of her. What she did find was a receipt in the driveway bearing the name Dennis Dechaine. 

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A call home, bruised knuckles, and two small witnesses.

On the morning of August 10th, 2023, 32-year-old Spencer Moen called to report that his 30-year-old wife, Sonja Moen, was unresponsive and not breathing.

When officers arrived on scene, Spencer suggested that his wife had fallen up the stairs and in the bathtub. But Sonja's injuries were extensive and soon Spencer told a whole different story.

 It wasn't long before investigators uncovered a horrifying truth.

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A farmer, a geneticist, and a coroner.

On October 2nd, 1976, a farmer and his 12-year-old granddaughter made a grisly discovery.

They found the body of a woman in a ditch off Highway 6 in Grundy County.

For over 47 years, the victim remained unidentified and known only as the Seneca County Jane Doe.

The summer of 2024, the Seneca County Jane Doe was finally identified as 20-year-old, JoAnn "Vickie' Smith. But to this day, her murder remains unsolved.

If you have any information about the murder of Vickie Smith, contact the Grady County Coroner's Office at 815-941-3359.

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Surveillance cameras, a freezing pond, and three plea deals.

On December 20th of 2020, the Benton County Sheriff’s Department was called to a home in Cole Camp.

James Mast claimed his four-year-old daughter, Jessica Mast was deceased, and he and his entire family had been beaten by their neighbors, Jessica Aumen and Ethan Mast.

Initially it was believed that James and his wife were also victims of a brutal attack. But the truth was far more sinister than anyone imagined.

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A podcast, a librarian, and a genetic genealogist.

After police identified Terry Peder Rasmussen as the man who had killed at least six people across the United States, they were still working to identify the four victims found outside of Bear Brook Park.

Thirty years after the first two blue barrels were found, the case was cracked twice independently and nearly simultaneously in the span of a week.

On June 6th, 2019, The New Hampshire State Attorney's Office announced to the public that three of the four victims had been identified: Marlyse Honeychurch, Marie Vaughn and Sara McWaters.

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